Published February 7, 2009 | Version v1
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Thermally induced antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling and its oscillatory dependence on repetition number in spin-valve Co/Pt multilayers

Creators

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004 (China)

Description

In spin-valve Co(4 A)/Pt(36 A)/[Co(4 A)/Pt(6 A)]n multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy, it has been observed that antiferromagnetic (AFM) interlayer coupling occurs between the soft single Co layer and the hard [Co(A A)/Pt(6 A)]n multilayer across the 36 A Pt spacer, and the coupling strength oscillates as a function of the repetition number n. Our investigations have demonstrated that AFM coupling is thermally induced.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/3/035010

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0022-3727/42/3/035010;
PII
S0022-3727(09)91379-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41120892
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COBALT; LAYERS; PLATINUM; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTS; MAGNETISM; METALS; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PLATINUM METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS